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Tony Fitzgerald weighs in on the controversial appointment of Tim Carmody as Queensland's Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Courtesy: Nine News

June 30th 2014

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INCOMING Chief Justice Tim Carmody will be sworn in next Tuesday in a private ceremony, with Court of Appeal Justice Cate Holmes to perform the honour.

Traditionally the Chief Justice is sworn in by the next most senior judge, but The Courier-Mail understands Court of Appeal president Margaret McMurdo is unavailable next week as she is attending a conference.

The next most senior available judge is Justice Holmes, who returns from leave next week.

Outgoing Chief Justice Paul de Jersey, who leaves the office on Monday, said the swearing-in ceremony would be conducted in private, in chambers and would be attended by Judge Carmody’s family.

“Any other ceremonial activities to mark the accession of Judge Carmody to the Office of Chief Justice will be determined in due course,” he said in a statement.

“In accordance with established protocol, the Chief Justice is sworn in by the next most senior judge available. Because the date of the swearing in falls within the Courts’ annual winter vacation, the most senior judge available to conduct the swearing in ceremony will be the Honourable Justice Catherine Holmes, Judge of Appeal.”